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Mount Melbourne

... that mosses grow on Mount Melbourne (pictured) in the cold Antarctic, thanks to volcanic heat?
... that the potential of a large landslide and resulting tsunami at Cumbre Vieja volcano attracted considerable attention?
... that the Payún Matrú volcano, last active about 500 years ago, is the source of the longest Quaternary lava flow on Earth?
... that the mineral motukoreaite is named for Motukorea, the island in New Zealand where it was discovered?
... that the dome of Santa Maria di Collemaggio collapsed in the 1461 L'Aquila earthquake?
... that the Meers Fault in Oklahoma was active during the last 3,000 years and features a scarp that reaches 16 feet (5 m) in height?

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